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Macrons Sieg zeige, dass Frankreich und Europa gemeinsam gewinnen können. Die Mitte sei stärker als die Populisten glauben. So argumentierte Kanzleramtschef Peter Altmaier (CDU) nach der ersten Runde der französischen Präsidentschaftswahlen vor zwei Wochen. Nun ist der Anführer der En Marche-…

In March, a set of photographs reproduced in the international press captured two possible futures for France’s relationships with Germany and the European Union. One image showed Marine Le Pen, the presidential candidate of the far-right National Front, meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Assessing the Obama Administration’s Efforts on Mass Atrocity Prevention Executive Summary Mass atrocities planned and orchestrated by individuals continue to cause death, pain and destruction for millions of people in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, the Central African Republic (CAR) and elsewhere.…

Earlier this month, Donald Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, was asked if the US president believed that Syrian President Assad had committed war crimes. “I think that there is a court that decides those things,” Spicer replied. Indeed there is: the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The…

Earlier this month, Nigeria’s House of Representatives voted to open investigations into a tainted license awarded to oil giants Shell and Eni in 2011. The investigation comes after six years of allegations of bribery involved in the sale of an oil block. The Anglo-Dutch firm and its Italian partner…

Während die Politik in diesen Tagen von der Union bis zur Linkspartei nach „diplomatischen Lösungen“ im Syrien-Konflikt ruft, wird parteiübergreifend eine zentrale Herausforderung übersehen: diplomatische Lösungen erfordern Diplomaten. Wie bereits in der Debatte zur Erhöhung des…

Während die Politik in diesen Tagen von der Union bis zur Linkspartei nach „diplomatischen Lösungen“ im Syrienkonflikt ruft, wird parteiübergreifend eine zentrale Herausforderung übersehen: Diplomatische Lösungen erfordern Diplomaten. Wie bereits in der Debatte zur Erhöhung des…

While German politicians across party lines have recently called for “diplomatic solutions” to the conflict in Syria, they have all overlooked a key condition: diplomatic solutions require diplomats. But the Federal Foreign Office – the place that is supposed to hash out political solutions and…

Abstract In the immediate aftermath of intrastate conflict, states utilize justice mechanisms to address past abuses and to move towards the construction of sustainable peace. However, despite the recognition that justice mechanisms may help facilitate the reconstruction of postconflict states,…

While traditionally focused on the economic and cultural domains, today the European Union and India are taking unprecedented steps to deepen the security dimension of their partnership. This attests to the evolution of their relationship, driven by a changing global environment, including possible…

Since the U.S. intelligence community concluded that Moscow waged an influence campaign targeting the 2016 U.S. elections, experts have asked: Will it do the same in the French and German elections? Both votes will have an enormous impact on the future of Europe and the liberal order, and much is…

Donald Trumps „Rechnung“ über ausstehende Schutzgeldzahlungen und die Forderung nach baldiger Einhaltung des Zwei-Prozent-Ziels für Verteidigungsausgaben ist ein gefundenes Fressen für die Wahlkämpfer in Deutschland. CDU-Finanzstaatssekretär Jens Spahn regte an, statt Sozialleistungen zu erhöhen…

While traditionally focussed on economics and culture, today the EU and India are taking bold steps to also deepen the strategic dimensions of their partnership. This week’s visit to New Delhi of the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, will likely…

For U.S. internet corporate giants, Germany has become ground zero in the global regulatory battle on how to deal with hate speech on social media platforms. Facebook’s concern that the draft of a new law currently making its way through the German legislative process “would force private companies…

Donald Trumps „Rechnung“ über ausstehende Schutzgeldzahlungen und die Forderung nach baldiger Einhaltung des Zwei-Prozent-Ziels für Verteidigungsausgaben sind ein gefundenes Fressen für die Wahlkämpfer in Deutschland. CDU-Finanzstaatssekretär Jens Spahn regte an, doch statt Sozialleistungen zu…

In UN debates, China primarily contests implications of human rights rather than the norms themselves. This challenge is nonetheless serious as it facilitates a gradual erosion of established norms and instruments.…